Mullet Time!

Hello Friends,

Yesterday morning Delilah wore two garments that I sewed for her. Though they weren't made to go together, I think they looked adorable together. Unfortunately my picture just has Delilah sitting down, so it's tough to see the ensemble. But you get the idea.

Now, about Delilah's hair. It's soft, it's curly, it's lovely. Playing with her hair is one my life's greatest joys. At the moment it's at an odd length. It's not quite long enough to do a lot with, but it's

getting there - so while we wait out her hair growth......MULLET!

The dress (that is a dress all bunched up) has been on the blog before. The fabric is Metro Cafe by Robert Kaufman. The long bloomers are the softest City Weekend knit by Oliver and S. This knit fabric is SO soft and lovely. Fabrics purchased from Whipstitch Fabrics.

I'll be back soon with a new tutorial AND the completed camo dress! Woohoo!

Later skaters,

Janimal

Cat In The Hat Dress

I like to make dresses for you!

I like to make them in the zoo!

I like to take your picture too!

I like to sew, oh yes I do!

OK - so that wasn't great, but who can compare to the amazing Dr Seuss?!?!

Delilah is a fan:

Delilah is decked out in a dress (pattern Madison by Bonnie Blue Designs) made with love by her Momma (ahem, me) from whimsical Dr Seuss Cat in the Hat print from Robert Kaufman.

Totally cute, right?!

I think the simple dress pattern without any other embellishment shows off the fabric, but doesn't overpower the kid wearing it.

When I first saw the Dr Seuss fabric was coming, I preordered some, not knowing WHAT to do with it. Then I received an invitation to a Dr Seuss art exhibit at a local gallery! PERFECT!

Our little lady struck a pose at the entrance to the gallery. Classy!

Delilah was a big hit at the gallery, of course! She was very well behaved in a bouncy two year old sort of way, and she was noticed for the dress, but adored for her cuteness. (Where this kid got those luscious eyelashes I have no idea.) The art, by the way was AMAZING. Dr Seuss, Theodor Geisel, was one talented dude.

We managed to choose a small Dr Seuss print to purchase and bring home. Gosh we did feel important buying ART from a GALLERY! Like grownup people! All that fanciness was a lot for us, so we departed the gallery in our finery and went out for burgers and fries.

Thanks for stopping by,

Later skater,

Janimal

The Scary Dress

You just have to see this.

For Mother's Day this year, I made a specific request of my husband. Please choose some fabric and I will make our daughter a dress with it. He was happy to oblige.



Daggers and skulls and glitter, oh my!

Just so you know, I went ahead and made the dress.

Although I haven't thought of what the right occasion would be for her to wear this. Exorcism? Gang party? Ritual Sacrifice? Probably not going to send her to her church based preschool in it.

There is a lesson here, folks.

Here is a picture of my little sweetheart, made using the same pattern (Madison by Bonnie Blue ) but in a lovely cotton lawn print by Robert Kaufman.

I think I like this dress a little better!

Thanks for stopping by!

Janimal

My Little Teapot Dress!

SO sorry to be gone so long! Life has just been busy and blogging hasn't been a priority, although I have still been creating and sewing and have lots to share!

Check out Delilah modelling her teapot dress!



Honestly, I thought about waiting until I could style D up in the dress and take her picture under natural light in the pretty outdoors. But I couldn't resist sharing this silly photo. I'm amused by Delilah's unimpressed facial expression. I like that she gave me a partial little teapot spout with her arm, and that her other arm seems to have magically disappeared altogether. OF COURSE she is enjoying a sippy of milk and some Cheerios because that's what she asks for constantly. I snapped a couple quick pictures, and put the camera down. So this picture also reminds me of the fun tickles and laughs we had as I chased her to take this dress off!

(Once it was off, Delilah grabbed the dress from my arms and happily yelled MY DRESS! followed by a HUGE giggle and that was an awesome moment as a Mom and a sewist.)

Here's the back view.
I had just sewn on the last button. And see below - you can still see the fabric marker line that I had drawn to make sure my buttons were straight.



This simple dress was the perfect choice for me to show off some fun fabric. This is Bermuda Metro Cafe by Robert Kaufman purchased at Whipstitch Fabrics on Etsy. Whipstitch is local to me but I still haven't made it into the shop. One of these days I will visit the shop and am afraid of the fabric buying frenzy that may ensue.

For Delilah I have figured out that I need to make up patterns in a 3T, but adjust the length. Which makes me a bit nervous as I am no pro at adjustments. I am thrilled that I seem to have gotten the length right on this dress.

For sure I will be making more little tank dresses for Delilah to show off some of my favorite fabrics. And my favorite little girl.

Sorry to have been away - I'll try to post more often but you know blogging just doesn't rank as high on my activities list as, say, sing Ring Around The Rosey a gazillion times with my hilarious child. I trust y'all understand!